Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Leopard blenny
Fish Name : Exallias brevis
Max size : 14.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 3 - 20 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Global Importance : aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4404) and east to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin islands, south to New Caledonia and Rapa.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 14-15. Numerous papillae on the upper lip, smaller and more closely spaced spots. Nuchal cirri: 30 - 36.
Biology : Occur on clear coastal reefs, often in bays and semi-exposed habitats (Ref. 48636). Found on the seaward edge of reefs, among corals like Acropora, Pocillopora, Seriatopora, Porites, and Millepora where they feed on coral tissues (Ref. 1602). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Males prepare nesting sites by overgrazing a patch of coral (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref : Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)

India country information
Common Names : ഫുല്ലി കാക്കടന്, പുള്ളികക്കടന്, Bok, Fulli-kakkadan
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses